Observing Mauna Kea's conflict

Author:

Frumkin, Aaron, Ziajka, Anton

Title:

Observing Mauna Kea's conflict

Periodical:

Harvard Journal of Law & Technology

Year:

2015

Subject:

Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) Conservation District Use Application (CDUA) Astronomical observatories Mauna Kea controversy

Summary:

A group of Native Hawaiian residents and environmental groups challenged the TMT's CDUP application before the BLNR. The BLNR approved TMT’s application over petitioners’ objections in February 2011 and reaffirmed its initial decision after an administrative appeal in April 2013. Petitioners then filed an appeal in Hawaii State court challenging the BLNR’s final decision, which is pending as of the time of this writing.[11] While it seems that the native Hawaiians’ beleaguered resistance to telescope development will fail yet again, this Note attempts to articulate their best arguments in hopes of properly framing the social costs associated with the great scientific and technological gains that TMT will surely provide.

Label:

Mauna Kea - Commentary

URL:

https://jolt.law.harvard.edu/digest/observing-mauna-keas-conflict

Date:

May 19, 2015

Collection:

Periodicals